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AS5 (California)
Posts: 1
Posted:
One female old lady who used to be a President (horrible job after so many years and we had to vote her off and have a new President and Vice President. We had to clean up all the mess she left, she thinks everyone adore her).

Anyway, she's been harrassing Board Members for the last year, numerous emails to posting notes on bulletin board. We've told her OVER and OVER via emails not to harrass any of us. We got to the point where we don't reply to her emails at all.

Most of us blocked her (email) except for one generic email to HOA Board email account.
We REALLY want to block her but we can't since she has every right to contact us (Board Members) for anything but the harrassment part HAS TO STOP.

Sometimes we get 6 to 10 emails on the same subject she doesn't agreed with(either repeated sentences and/or rephrase couple of words). Our complex is only 12 unit and 10 units owners/tenants are very happy how we take care of Condo complex.

There has to be some kind of ground rule to shut this woman up!!! We think she has some kind of mental problems?

Don't know what to do????

We're in San Diego. Any advice / suggestion?

Thanks.
BradP (Kansas)
Posts: 2,640
Posted:
The expression Don't feed the troll comes to mind. When I say that folks like her thrive on attention and controversy they create and get. I would block her email to the general board account as well. A simply worded letter to her stating while she is welcome to address the board with her concerns she has no right to harass any member of the board. I would go on to state that the board will be happy to listen to her concerns but any harassing communication or derogatory communication will not be considered or listened to.

Stop showing her it bothers you and eventually the troll will go back under the bridge.
CookieB (California)
Posts: 19
Posted:
I'm a new condo owner, and I don't know if it's this would work or not, but the repeated emails "might" be considered a Nuisance?

Maybe?

I'm sure you have a Nuisance Rule.

Just thinking creatively here that maybe she would be given a verbal warning by the board that she can send one email per concern and anything other than that will be considered harassing and a 'nuisance' to the community etc.

Follow it up with a written warning or whatever your policy is. I dunno, if you have a fine for nuisances, so be it.

Use your CCR's to enforce what you can and how you can.

Yes?

Good luck!

Cookie
CookieB (California)
Posts: 19
Posted:
PS: I meant to say follow it up with a written warning IF it continues and meet with her before fineing her IF it continues PER the Davis Sterling Act proceedure here in California for Member Discipline
Civil Code ยง1363. Management Authority; Parliamentary Procedure; Notice of Meetings; Records; Member Discipline.

I don't know how to make that Civil Code a link! Sorry!

Cookie

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